Olav V of Norway (Oldenburg)

Olav V (1706-) was the King of Norway from 1788 until his death. He was a member of the House of Oldenburg, and he was the claimant to the throne of Norway for decades until he became the King of Norway at the age of 82.

Biography
Olav of Oldenburg was born in Christiania in Denmark-Norway, a union of the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway created in 1460. Olav was the hereditary King of Norway, but it was officially ruled from Copenhagen by Christian VII of Denmark, and he could only make a claim to the throne for decades. In 1788, however, Norway declared its independence from Denmark and the revolutionaries installed Olav V as the king of Norway in the place of the King of Denmark. Although he was 82 years old, he was a man with a policy of truth as well as a man who knew what was best for his nation's economy.